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The softness of little souls...
The softness of little souls...
Agaricus


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Soft Focus II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III
Location: Whidbey Island, Washington State
Date: Aug 20, 2006
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1600
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Aug 22, 2006

 Followed a fawn and it's mother around for a time the other day and they really didn't seem to mind that I was there. This was my favorite shot of the day, just spoke to me somehow.

PhotoShop adjustments:

Probably an unconventional way of producing this, as I played with different things within the Basic editing guidelines and liked how this version came out.

Raw Image adj. brightness +1.0
Conv. from Raw
Hue/Sat +35
USM +250
Neat Image
Gaussian Blur 1.2 pix
Resize
Neat Image again
USM again +8
Added Border
Saved for Web

Statistics
Place: 28 out of 252
Avg (all users): 6.1810
Avg (commenters): 6.3846
Avg (participants): 5.8485
Avg (non-participants): 6.3226
Views since voting: 1171
Views during voting: 312
Votes: 221
Comments: 13
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 08/29/2006 12:27:40 AM
Wow! A truly awsome shot! Did the deer run away afterwards?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 08/26/2006 05:01:30 PM
subtle, beautiful
  Photographer found comment helpful.
XIAOMI Redmi Note 8 Pro
 08/26/2006 10:42:56 AM
Nice :) 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-F707
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 08/25/2006 08:34:49 PM
Good composition, but the two black things are distracting. Is this Cade's Cove by any chance?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 08/24/2006 11:43:39 PM
i love this!!! beautiful!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A700
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Sony/Minolta
 08/24/2006 08:35:28 PM
cutie
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 08/24/2006 07:41:28 PM
The choice of subject and background may not have been the best for this challenge. The use of soft focus really makes the deer almost dissappear...
TC
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-10D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 08/23/2006 04:52:50 PM
this shot is too blurry...could be sharper...Just Kidding!!

The tree branches in front of the deer are very distracting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 08/23/2006 04:18:10 PM
Nice shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 08/23/2006 02:14:12 PM
Very nice, nailed the effect quite well. Just a tad dark, would like to see more of the deer. Good job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 08/23/2006 12:45:27 PM
I like the softness in this image but just wish I could see more of the deers face :o)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-10D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 08/23/2006 12:32:41 PM
A beautiful animal (deer right?). strange black lines in front of it's torso are a little disturbing though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 135mm f/2.0 L USM
 08/23/2006 05:05:08 AM
wow, stunning shot. a definitive top 10.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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